IP on SRC submitted directly to AG: High Court told

27 Aug 2019 / 19:00 H.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told today that the investigation paper (IP) on SRC International Sdn Bhd was submitted directly to then Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali without going through the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) deputy public prosecutor (DPP) because it was a special case.

Rosli, who is the 57th prosecution witness, said none of the DPP at MACC looked through the IP on SRC prior to it being handed over to Mohamed Apandi in 2015 and 2016.

When asked how certain was he about it, Rosli said he, himself, submitted the IP to Mohamed Apandi because it was a special case.

Muhammad Shafee: I put it to you that it is not true because I had interviewed a few DPP from MACC?

Rosli: After the investigation paper was minuted by the MACC special operations division director Datuk Bahri Mohd Zin, I submitted it to the Attorney-General on Dec 31, 2015, and it was returned to MACC on Jan 18, 2016. We responded on Jan 22, 2016, and I sent it directly to the Attorney General’s Chambers. I didn’t go through any DPP.

Questioned whether DPP Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, who was murdered in 2015, was involved in the investigation in the SRC case, Rosli said no.

To another question by Muhammad Shafee on whether Kevin Morais was involved in the investigation on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case, Rosli said he did not know, but DPP Datuk V. Sithambaram, who prosecuted, objected to the question on grounds that it was not relevant to the SRC case.

However, Muhammad Shafee said the question was necessary to clear his client of the allegation that he (Najib) was involved in Kevin Morais’ murder as the DPP was involved in the SRC investigation.

Rosli concurred with Muhammad Shafee that through the IP made in 2015, several names were proposed for prosecution for criminal breach of trust of SRC funds.

They included former SRC CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil and its former director Datuk Suboh Md Yassin.